Jipyeong-ri
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| Jipyeong-ri | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
지평리
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| Hanja: |
砥平里
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| Revised Romanization: | Jipyeong-ri |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Chip'yŏng ri |
Jipyeong-ri is a village in Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. It was the site of a battle during the Korean War, to which a memorial has been erected. Various older historical landmarks are also located there, including the Jipyeong hyanggyo (village school) and a three-story stone pagoda from the Goryeo period.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ 지평리 삼층석탑(地平理 三層石塔,유형문화재 제180호). (Korean) Yangpyeong County website. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
[edit] External links
- History of Yangpyeong at county government web site
- Chipyong-ni from Combat Actions in Korea, Russel A. Gugeler
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